I agree with you about these games having a better method for storytelling than most, but there is a series that goes a step further and it's called Metroid Prime. There is a story in the game, but i...

in the holy gaming texts written on http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ by the prophets of gaming, a prophecy was unveiled. "In the year of 2013 the savior of gaming, PlayStation 4, Son of Sony, will be...